Dance

Course Overview

National 5 dance is a course made up of three sections, question paper, choreography and performance. It allows the pupil to act creatively in choreographing their own piece for another pair of students as well as pick their strongest dance style to perform as part of their one-off performance. We explore most dance styles, such as Jazz, contemporary/lyrical, ballet, Hip-hop and Highland. In national 5 dance we learn about the history of dance, we analyse famous choreography pieces and learn how to improve our technical and performance skills. 

Learning and Teaching Approaches

National 5 dance is mostly practical based with a theory element. Out of the 4 periods of class per week 1 will be theory, 1 performance and 2 choreography periods. 

Homework

There will be time given in class to complete all necessary work with some homework set. Additional time to practise may be needed as an extra to class time and a facility will be provided for this.  

Assessment Approaches

Course assessment at National 5:

• Component 1: question paper 30 marks, scaled to 20 (1 hour) 

• Component 2: practical activity 65 marks, scaled to 45 

• Component 3: performance 35 marks 

Total marks - 100